Key takeaways from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s press conference at the \u00abUkraine. Year 2025\u00bb forum<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f On February 24, 37 state leaders will participate in the summit in Kyiv, with 13 attending in person, including leaders from Northern Europe and EU officials.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f It is Ukraine that invites others to the negotiation table, not the other way around, because the war is happening in Ukraine. We view this negotiation table as Ukraine as part of Europe, alongside Europe, the U.S., and Russia.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f I believe that the U.S. will do everything to end the hot phase of the war this year. However, doing so without helping us would be an entirely different approach.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f For the U.S. ending the war means a ceasefire.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f We do not need security guarantees from Russia – we do not trust them. We cannot allow security guarantees to be based on Putin’s words that he \u00abwon\u2019t come back\u00bb.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f If russia stops fighting, they will only prepare for another offensive. This is dangerous.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f I will not sign anything that future generations of Ukrainians will have to pay for over ten generations.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f The agreement with the U.S. must be \u00abwin-win\u00bb for both nations.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f \u00abPalianytsia\u00bb is flying, \u00abPeklo\u00bb is flying, \u00abRuta\u00bb is flying. These systems are hitting military targets successfully. Ukraine is working on domestic alternatives to the \u00abPatriot\u00bb air defense system.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f In 2024, Ukraine produced 154 artillery systems – more than all NATO countries combined – and aims to increase the share of domestic weaponry to 50% by 2025.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f If we talk about economic security guarantees, they include Ukraine\u2019s EU membership and funding for the Ukrainian army – at least 800,000 troops.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Ukraine has received $100 billion in aid from the U.S., contributed $120 billion itself, and received another $100 billion from Europe and other partners.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f NATO is the most cost-effective security guarantee for Ukraine. The issue of Ukraine’s NATO membership, as the most affordable security guarantee, will certainly be on the table in discussions on security guarantees and ending the war.<\/p>\n
\u25ab\ufe0f Europeans must invest in their own defense capabilities, as they must rely on themselves. I propose a unifying platform – Ukraine as the first step toward a united European army.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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